| CODE | CRM1014 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Criminal Investigation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Criminology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit continues to build on the knowledge taught in study-unit CRM1006 Introduction to Criminalistics. The aim of this study-unit is to introduce the various roles of the major key players in criminal investigations and the procedures that come into play. The importance of evaluating and accessing a crime scene and the policy and decision making required during the investigative process will also be discussed. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: • Familiarise students to the general aspects of criminal investigations; • Prepare the student with the legal and criminal understanding of the intrinsic value of criminal investigations; • Pose links between the respective criminological theories and other policing strategies that come in place in criminal investigations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Develop further the understanding of the scientific principles; • Appraise that informed decisions are taken following rigorous procedures. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Foster critical thinking skills; • Adopt various observation skills and preparation of evidence skills to particular scenarios; • Adopt the structured analytical approach to presenting their investigation; • Analyse and discuss the investigative process; • Describe who are the major key players in criminal investigations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: • Brandl, S. G. (2021). Criminal Investigation (5th Edition). London: Sage Publications. • Swanson, C., Taylor, R.W., Territo, L., Fox, B. And Chamelin, N. (2023). Criminal Investigation (13th Edition). New York: McGraw Hill. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sandra Scicluna |
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